Re: PowerExt (www.PowerExt.com)

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think if it was a problem he could rewrite the required bits without  
too much effort.  I think he did it this way so that existing CGIDEV2  
apps could be extended to use the new functionality - much the same as  
Renaissance have done with their stuff.

I suspect IBM would never bother going after anyone - the major reason  
for the copyright notices has to do with not wanting to accept  
responsibility for others modifications etc.  There are other reasons  
but I just don't think anyone there cares enough about it or they'd  
have done more with the poor little orphan than they have. Doesn't  
Giovanni distribute a version that is different from the iBM one?


Jon Paris

www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com



On Jan 5, 2010, at 1:00 PM, web400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> My biggest question is whether IBM will go along with them  
> distributing CGIDEV2 with powerExt?  On one hand IBM provides a free  
> license to CGIDEV2, and source.  But maintains their exclusive  
> copyright statements in source headers on the other.